Puratos Corporation
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — KENOSHA, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Puratos Corporation | Report ID | 20241211725 |
| Address | 5000 70th Avenue | City, State ZIP | KENOSHA, WISCONSIN 53144 |
| Event Date | December 19, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311320 | Inspection # | 1794927 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.59000, -87.89000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pushing a bag that was stuck in the bag sealing machine when their right thumb became caught in one of the back wheels, resulting in an amputation of the thumb tip.
Incident Summary
On December 19, 2024, a worker at Puratos Corporation in KENOSHA, WISCONSIN suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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